Important Dates
World Mental Health Day: Monday 10th October. Senior School - Wear Yellow, Junior School - Wear a Yellow Accessory
Reports sent home: Thursday 13th October
School Deepavali Celebration: Friday 14th October - Wear traditional clothing for members of our community who celebrate Deepavali or bright clothing for those who don’t
October School Break: Monday 17th October - Friday 21st October
Deepavali: Monday 24th October (Public Holiday - school closed)
International Day and International Food Festival : Friday 28th October - Come in your national dress or colours of your national flag
Monday 31st October: Halloween - Come in Spooktacular
The 2022/23 academic year calendar can be found here on our website.
On the Horizon…
Curriculum Workshops
Thursday 13th October: G6 - G8 Parent Drama Workshop - Back to the Classroom 6:00pm - 7.30pm
Wednesday 26th October: KG1 Read, Write Inc. Workshop 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Thursday 27th October: KG2 Read, Write Inc. Workshop 1:45pm - 2:45pm
Friday 28th October: G1 Reading Workshop 1:45pm - 2:45pm
Deepavali Celebration in School - 14th October
Next Friday we will be celebrating Deepavali in school. The whole school community is invited to wear traditional clothing for members of our community who celebrate Deepavali, or their brightest clothes for those who don’t.
Students across the school will be learning about the importance of Deepavali for our Hindu friends and colleagues.
Members of our Hindu community will be creating a beautiful Rangoli pattern in the foyer, please do take some time to have a look next week.
International Day - 28th October
On Friday, 28th October, we will be celebrating International Day at school. This follows on from the global UN day on Monday 24th October. The school community are invited to wear their national dress, or clothing in the colours of their national flag and will participate in some activities throughout the day to celebrate different cultures around the world.
The highlight of the day will be the International Food Festival, organised by the Parent’s Guild. All parents and guardians are invited to come along at the end of the school day and sample some of the delicious fare on offer. Please look out for tickets, which will go on sale in the Foyer from Tuesday 25th October.
Halloween - 31st October
We would like to invite all of our students to join in some fun on Monday 31st October by dressing up in a 'Halloween' fancy dress costume, or a costume that follows a 'black and orange' theme if preferred.
Please note that costumes should be suitable for a school environment with young children, and should not include masks or weapons. Junior School students are asked not to wear face paint, due to the mess that this can cause throughout the day.
We look forward to seeing some spooktacular students!
Sport at NLCS
Recent Results and Upcoming Sporting Fixtures
Please click here for information regarding recent results and upcoming sporting fixtures across the school.
Sport Academies Programme
At NLCS (Singapore) the Sports Programme aims to discover and develop the potential in each and every student commensurate with age and ability in a wide range of sporting activities. Our school run Sports provision is supplemented by a range of sporting academies, which cater for all abilities. These sessions incur additional fees and take place outside regular school hours. For full information, please click here.
NLCS Girls Football Programme
October Holiday Camp
We are pleased to announce the provision of an October Holiday Camp this October break 2022.
The programme is externally run for the following sports in conjunction with our sports providers:
Scholar Basketball
Savitar Tennis
BFA Football
Alpha Academy Badminton
Please click here for full details and registration
Work at NLCS (Singapore)
We have some employment vacancies at the school. Some may interest our parents or your wider network. Please visit the NLCS CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES page for more information and details of current vacancies.
Homework in the Junior School
In response to some questions during Junior School Coffee Mornings, please find below clarification on our approach to Homework in the Junior School currently.
We strive to ensure that Homework tasks are meaningful and authentic, either to consolidate learning, prepare for future learning or extend and dive deeper beyond what has been studied in the classroom. Homework will represent a range of subject areas over the academic year, at the discretion of Grade Teams, in accordance to the needs of individual Classes or cohorts.
We recommend a “top and tail” approach. With your child, take a look at their task and allow opportunity for clarifying questions to get started then allow them to complete independently. Support your child with time-management and knowing when to stop and then celebrate their successes. Please take special note of the suggested timings for the Homework, and if your child has not completed the work in the allocated time we encourage children to stop and bring the Homework in to show their teachers how far they got.
We always aim to reflect on and review our processes, and so will be carrying out a Homework review later this year. If you would like to be involved, please do look out for more information coming after the break.
Class Contact Information
The Class Contact lists are now live on your class pages here. These lists also contain the details of your class rep, where a class currently has one. Please note that only those parents who have given permission for their details to be shared will appear. If you would like to share your details, please contact junioroffice@nlcssingapore.sg
World Mental Health Day
A reminder that our non-uniform day in support of World Mental Health Day is this Monday (10th October). We invite students to wear a yellow accessory to help advocate and raise awareness of the importance of mental health.
Junior School Class Newsletters
Please click here for this week’s class newsletters.
Grade 12 DP Exam Schedule
The Grade 12 DP exam schedule has now been published by the IB. Students have been provided with a paper copy; a digital copy can be found here.
Drama Parent Workshop - Back To the Classroom
On October 13th at 6pm the Drama department is opening its doors for parents to find their inner child and join a drama workshop. The aim of the evening is not only to kick back and have fun, but to learn more about what their child experiences in a drama lesson, and the value of the arts in a rounded education.
The workshop is open to parents of grade 6 - 8 students. Places will be offered on a first come first served basis. To register please click on the link below and fill out the google form. We will get back to you to confirm your place or places.
Senior School House Competition
The third House Competition was the Poetry Out Loud event by the English department. With a myriad of verses, languages and competitors on show it was Keruing who emerged victorious in what was an exceptionally impressive field. This result sees Keruing & Banjutan in joint 1st place with Cengal & Meranti tied for 2nd place only 10 points behind! All to play for in the upcoming fourth event - Art Photography. Watch this space!
All updates, information, results and photographs can be found on the firefly page, with videos of live performances here.
World Mental Health Day
A reminder that our non-uniform day in support of World Mental Health Day is this Monday (10th October). We invite students to wear yellow to help advocate and raise awareness of the importance of mental health. We will continue to raise awareness across the week, launching our first Wellbeing Week in the Senior School where students will have the opportunity to take part in activities and attend talks which explore ways in which students can look after their own emotional health and mental wellbeing.
